Protection of minors online
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 26 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 13 March 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 16 October 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 4 November 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 26 November 2025
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Rapporteur
- Christel SCHALDEMOSE S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Dóra DÁVID PPEElisabeth DIERINGER PfEKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECRStéphanie YON-COURTIN RenewKim VAN SPARRENTAK Verts/ALELeila CHAIBI The Left
- For opinion
- LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs CULT — Culture and Education · rapporteur Ivaylo VALCHEV ECR
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Committee opinions: Opinion (CULT),Draft opinion (CULT)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 26 November 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 483 Against 92 Abstained 86
Final vote — text as a whole at 12:39 · 73% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 24 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 12:35 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – After § 1 – Am 1RejectedAdoptedRejectedAdopted5. Separate vote on paragraph 17AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted7. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 18RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejected10. Separate vote on paragraph 23AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on paragraph 23AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedAdopted14. Separate vote on paragraph 24AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Separate vote on paragraph 25RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted17. Separate vote on paragraph 25AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedAdoptedAdopted21. Separate vote on paragraph 41AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdoptedAdopted24. Final vote — text as a whole 12:39 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 25 November 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 19 November 2025 8 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 4 November 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 16 October 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 24 September 2025 CULT (Culture and Education) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 10 July 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) proposed changes to the draft.
- 24 June 2025 Draft opinion from CULT (Culture and Education)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 15 May 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 13 March 2025 Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), CULT (Culture and Education) give an opinion.